Truckin' Home with Colleen Newcomb of Wild Light Glassworks
03/29/22 • 71 min
2 Listeners
Today I’m joined by Colleen Newcomb, the one woman show behind Wildlight Glassworks.
She was born, raised and joins us from the bluegrass region of Kentucky. Colleen’s worked in many different mediums, but in 2016 she found herself moving away from the world of sign making and street art and into the world of glass. She’s a self taught artist and most of her the inspiration for her work comes from her love of the natural world and music - especially the Grateful Dead (so you know I had to put her on the spot with a Dead Head quiz!) We also chat about foil size preferences, her favorite glass hack (and my favorite so far ever shared on Cracked) and a fun way to collaborate with other glass artists.
Join me as I crack it all wide open!
To see more of Colleen's work, her instagram is @wildlight.glassworks
and her website is wildlightglassworks.com.
Honorable mentions from this episode:
Colleen's local stores:
heirloomsgretchens.com
Franklin Art Glass in Columbus
franklinartglass.com
fiance Mike Martinez's work:
@paint_town_signs
Colleen's favorite artists:
@andreadurfee
andreadurfee.com
@amber.cowan
ambercowan.com
@ianchadwickglass
ianchadwickglassart.co.uk
Artists nominated:
@znstainedglass
Colleen's products:
Kwik Clean
https://amzn.to/32MkfvE
Blue sharpies
https://amzn.to/3AweSwU
Canfield solder and flux line:
www.canfieldmetals.com
For episodic sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected]
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Canfield sets the standard for the Stained Glass industry.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Today I’m joined by Colleen Newcomb, the one woman show behind Wildlight Glassworks.
She was born, raised and joins us from the bluegrass region of Kentucky. Colleen’s worked in many different mediums, but in 2016 she found herself moving away from the world of sign making and street art and into the world of glass. She’s a self taught artist and most of her the inspiration for her work comes from her love of the natural world and music - especially the Grateful Dead (so you know I had to put her on the spot with a Dead Head quiz!) We also chat about foil size preferences, her favorite glass hack (and my favorite so far ever shared on Cracked) and a fun way to collaborate with other glass artists.
Join me as I crack it all wide open!
To see more of Colleen's work, her instagram is @wildlight.glassworks
and her website is wildlightglassworks.com.
Honorable mentions from this episode:
Colleen's local stores:
heirloomsgretchens.com
Franklin Art Glass in Columbus
franklinartglass.com
fiance Mike Martinez's work:
@paint_town_signs
Colleen's favorite artists:
@andreadurfee
andreadurfee.com
@amber.cowan
ambercowan.com
@ianchadwickglass
ianchadwickglassart.co.uk
Artists nominated:
@znstainedglass
Colleen's products:
Kwik Clean
https://amzn.to/32MkfvE
Blue sharpies
https://amzn.to/3AweSwU
Canfield solder and flux line:
www.canfieldmetals.com
For episodic sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected]
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Canfield sets the standard for the Stained Glass industry.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Previous Episode
The Rondel King Has Arrived to The Kingdom of Cracked. I Present to The Court, Tyler Kimball of Monarch Glass
In episode 21, we get to take a peek into the mind and studio of Tyler Kimball, cover artist for the SGQ's most recent summer issue and owner of Monarch Glass. Born and raised in Kansas City, Tyler has gone to all lengths to bring great glass art to the Kansas City area as well as creating installation art and gift glass alike for places and people around the globe. He had worked in almost 60 different studios through residencies, visiting artist stints, and contracted hire before building up Monarch Glass Studio. His passion for working in glass has led him down many different avenues over the years and his favorite work is always just around the next turn. However, Tyler is on our radar here at Cracked as this industry’s leader with his much coveted glass rondels and we're all waiting with bated breath to see and get our hands on his latest venture... bespoke flat sheet glass. Hushed and hopeful whispers of this possibility have spread like wildfire across the land of glass makers everywhere. Is this thrilling Tyler Kimball rumor true? Keep listening to find out!
All right let’s do this!! Join me as I crack it all wide open!
To see more of Tyler's work, his instagram is @coach_kimball and his website is monarchglassstudio.com.
Honorable mentions from this episode:
A bit about Jim Flanagan, Tyler's mentor from Fremont Glass.
www.milanoglassworks.com
For episodic sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected].
The Professional Trade Association for Architectural Art Glass
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Next Episode
For The Love of Portraits with Lauren Puckett of Glass Aeroplane
Today I’m speaking with Lauren Puckett. She’s an artist with an adventurous spirit and a love of flying airplanes. She just recently returned to the states from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland where she was working on her PhD in glass and now, she’s currently in a residency at the McColl Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The sky’s the limit for this artist and pilot, but where she’s currently gaining altitude is by intertwining feminine studies with glass in an unexpected and seamless way. Her pieces examine subculture, stereotypes and representation with contemporary power structures. Her work is powerful and thought provoking, and creates the start of conversations that need to be had.
Everything she’s doing will make a lasting impression, her efforts to modernize our traditional practice with her C&C plasma framing system included. It’s the spark to a flame that may make the future of stained glass more safe and therefore more accessible. A lover of open knowledge, she shares today with us her process and her journey of growing and evolving along side her work.
Join me as I crack it all wide open!
To see more of Lauren's work, her instagram is @glassaeroplane and her website is laurenpuckett.com.
Favorite artists:
Bisa Butler
bisabutler.com
Harry Clarkeharryclarke.netFrida kahlowww.fridakahlo.orgNeri Oxmanlinktr.ee/oxmanofficial Kara Walker - Tate London fountain
walkerart.org
Olafur Eliasson
olafureliasson.net
Sally Mann photographer
sallymann.com
Where her piece
Saint Disco Ruby Sioux is:
National Museum of Scotland
Nominations:Pinky McClure@pinkie.maclurelinktr.ee/PinkieMaclureBooty Glass Girls
@bootyglassgirlsBooks:
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
https://amzn.to/3rSHjmf
All About Love
by Bell Hooks
https://amzn.to/3HRZLAT
Making
by Tim Ingold
https://amzn.to/3rPYkgx
Man Made Constellations
by Misha Lazzara
https://amzn.to/3uP5pjz
For episodic sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected]
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying p
Canfield sets the standard for the Stained Glass industry.
Oceanside Glass & Tile
Oceanside Glass & Tile is a leading manufacturer of specialty sheet glass for art and architecture.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/cracked-with-chevonne-ariss-195717/truckin-home-with-colleen-newcomb-of-wild-light-glassworks-20167372"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to truckin' home with colleen newcomb of wild light glassworks on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy